35.　 ---Does it rain a lot in this area?

---__________, it hardly ever rains; the climate is like that of a desert.

A. What’s more　　　　　　　　　 B. In other words　　

　C. On the contrary　　　　　　　　 D. As a result

34.　 The sweet-__________ flowers in the botanic garden have attracted millions of visitors to the beauty of nature.

A. smells　　　　　 B. smelt　　　　　 C. smelling　　　　 D. smell

33.　 One of the most significant happenings in the year 2005 was the success of Shenzhou VI, __________ all Chinese were proud.

A. of which　　　　 B. for which　　　　 C. which　　　　　 D. in which

32.　 ---Did you know any French before you arrived in Paris?

---Never __________ it, actually.

A. have I learned　　 B. had I learned　　 C. I learned　　　 D. was I learning

31.　 Though __________ up in a big city, Bill always prefers to live a country life.

A. brought　　 B. was brought　　　 C. bringing　　　　 D. having brought

30.　 ---I’m really tired out.

---So am I. We __________ the discussion for nearly 2 hours.

A. had　　　　 B. have　　　　　 C. are having　　　　 D. have been having

29.　 They are just college graduates and don’t realize __________ to start and run a company.

A. what takes it　 B.　 what they take　　 C. what takes them　　 D. what it takes